2011 California wildfires

MODIS satellite image of the Lion Fire from space, on July 29, 2011

Statistics[2]
Total fires| 7,989
Total area| 168,545 acres (682.08 km2)[1]
Impacts
Deaths| None reported[1]
Non-fatal injuries| None reported[1]
Damage| >$138.2 million (2011 USD)[3]
Season

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The 2011 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2011. In total, there were 7,989 fires[2] that burned 168,545 acres (682.08 km2) of land.[1]

## Fires

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Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2011 fire season.[1] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.

Name  | County  | Acres  | Km2 | Start Date  | Contained Date  | Notes

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Cove | Kern | 1,122  | 4.5 | May 27, 2011 | May 31, 2011 |
Cougar | Modoc | 2,000  | 8.1 | June 8, 2011 | June 13, 2011 |
Antelope | Kern | 5,200  | 21.0 | June 19, 2011 | June 21, 2011 | 2 structures destroyed
Quinn | Kern | 3,154  | 12.8 | June 21, 2011 | June 22, 2011 |
Stage | Tulare | 1,213  | 4.9 | June 27, 2011 | July 2, 2011 |
Lion | Tulare | 20,500  | 83.0 | July 8, 2011 | October 10, 2011 |
Scorpion Complex | Modoc | 2,945  | 11.9 | July 15, 2011 | July 18, 2011 |
Eagle | San Diego | 14,100  | 57.1 | July 21, 2011 | July 29, 2011 |
Annie | Modoc | 2,076  | 8.4 | August 18, 2011 | August 21, 2011 |
Motor | Mariposa | 5,231  | 21.2 | August 25, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
Wells | San Bernardino | 1,723  | 7.0 | August 28, 2011 | August 31, 2011 |
Hill | San Bernardino | 1,135  | 4.6 | September 2, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | 3 structures destroyed
Soda | San Luis Obispo | 1,528  | 6.2 | September 3, 2011 | September 4, 2011 | 1 structures destroyed
Canyon | Kern | 14,585  | 59.0 | September 4, 2011 | September 11, 2011 | 100 structures destroyed
Milton | San Joaquin | 1,122  | 4.5 | September 9, 2011 | September 11, 2011 |
Keene Complex | Kern | 2,577  | 10.4 | September 10, 2011 | September 14, 2011 |
Comanche Complex | Kern | 29,338  | 118.7 | September 10, 2011 | September 14, 2011 | Originated as 4 separate fires.[4]
Breckenridge Complex | Kern | 25,213  | 102.0 | September 10, 2011 | September 17, 2011 |
John | Inyo | 5,300  | 21.4 | September 13, 2011 | September 16, 2011 |
Tamarack | Mariposa | 1,011  | 4.1 | September 13, 2011 | October 17, 2011 |
65 Fire | Kern | 2,005  | 8.1 | September 23, 2011 | September 23, 2011 |
Ruth | Trinity | 1,460  | 5.9 | September 23, 2011 | September 28, 2011 | 31 structures destroyed
Buckeye | Mono | 1,140  | 4.6 | September 25, 2011 | September 27, 2011 |
Great | San Diego | 2,135  | 8.6 | October 1, 2011 | October 7, 2011 |

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2011 wildfires in California.

1. ^ a b c d e "Large Fires 2011" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. ^ a b "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. ^ "CAL FIRE 2011 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CalFire. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
4. ^ "Comanche Fire Complex". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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2008|

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2009|

* Jesusita
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2010|

* Bull
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2011|

* Lion
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2012|

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2013|

* Summit
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2014|

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2015|

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2016|

* Sherpa
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2017|

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2018|

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2019|

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2020|

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2021|

* Palisades
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2022|

* Colorado
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2023|

* Rabbit
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2024|

* Corral
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